Improvement in fastening handles to cutlery



l JETERS. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C @anni @Attire ELIAS G. OST', OF SHELBURNE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 99,785, dated Februa/ry `15, 1870.,

IMPROVEMENT-IN FASTENING- HANDLES TO CUTLERY.

The Schedleefei'ged to in theseLettex-s Patent and making part of the same; -4

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS G'. vOST, of VShelburne Falls, in the county of Frank1in,"aud Starte of Massachnsettsfhave invented a new land improved Modeiof Fastening Together the Handles and Blads'oflnives'; and I do hereb5 declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I

G has been inserted, to a blow from a drop-hammer or other pressure,by means of which the holesE E and the grooves BB are filled with the metal bf the handle A, which is thus brought into proper shape and firmly fastened to the blade D. Or the tang C,

f when insert-edvv into the grooves B B, may be brazed or welded to the handle A in either ease, as in Figure 3. f Y' What I claimasniy invention,^aud desire to secure b vvLetters Patent, is

The bent iron handle A', with grooves B B, blade D, tang C concave on both sides, and having slots E E, when constructed and arranged as described.

ELIAS G. OST.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MAXWELL, G. W. J Enns.

ject those parts of the handle A, into which the tang l 

